Portable battery-support.



M. KOENIG.

PORTABLE BATTERY SUPPORT.

APPLICATION rum) 73116.14, 1912.

Patented. J'uLy 22,1913.

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llatentecl July 22, 1913.

application llleal December ltl, 191%. serial Tito. 736,??tlll.

To all whom) it may concern."

Be it known that l, MATHEW ltonivie, a citizen of the United Estates, and a resident of the city of New York, llong lslancl City, borough cl Queens, in the county of Queens and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Portable Battery-Elupport, of

which the following is a lull, clear, and exact 'clescription.

This invention relates to temporary sup ports ancl has particular reterencelto a means for ,nianipulating storage batteries, though l do not wish to be limited to any such particular use. I i

Among the objects of the invention is to rovide a support to be temporarily applied to tile frame of a chassis of an electric automobile, whereby the several batteries may be withdrawn from their normal sup-- port for inspection or repair ancl then easily replaced whereby the diiliculty usually on pcriencecl in removing the batteries from the chassis upon trucks or otherwise tor conveyance to a distant point is overcome.

it further ob ect of the invention 1s to provide a device of the character indicated which will not only be easily applied to or rcmovecl troin the lined support, but will be strong and reliable in use and oil the maximum strength in proportion to its Weight.

The foregoing and other objects of the in vontion "will hereinafter be more tally (lescriberl and claimeol and illustratecl in;- the drawings forming a part oi this specification in which like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both the views, anrl in which- Figure 1 is a perspective View of a frag; ment of a chassis showing the invention ap plied thereto and with one oi: the batteries supportecl thereon, the batterles loemg max cated diagrammatically; and big; 52 is a transverse vertical section substantially on the line of Fig. l. r

'llhe several parts of this (lcvice may be made at any suitable materials, anti the relative sizes and proportions thereof may be varicrl to a considerable extent without ole parting "ti-om the spirit of the invention her out transverse angle bars 13 will be usecl to connect the bars 11 ancl serve as normal supports for the several batteries 14. The foregoing parts are or may be of any well known design or construction,

'l he device constituting the subject matter of this invention comprises, in a preferred embodiment, a platform '15 comprising a pair oil rails .16 and .l'l' connected and maintainerl in parallel relation to each other by a series at platesl'i'". The rail lfi is acla tool to l1G snug y against the outer face 0 the bar ll until the mner earls l'l oi the plates ll" are atlaptecl to eatcncl intvarolly over the upper eclge ct saicl bar 11 between the angle bars 13 oil the main Framer Sairl plates 17" furthermore, are preferably substantially oi thesanie thickness as the orig there 13, whereby the batteries may be moved in or out with facility. g l

The platform 15 is maintained in substan tially horizontal position in connection vvith said bar ll by any suitable means, the means herein shown comprising a pair of'hangerfil 18 each having suitable means such as a lunch 19 at one endl for convenient and reliable engagement with any suitable part out the main support and having its other ciao pivot ally connecteol in any convenient manner to the outer rail ll of the platter-in, As a pro-- terrea means for connecting the hangers 18 to the rail ll, I provide for-hitch hanger a. block 19 titted into the'ang'le of the rail 17 preferably at its curl and secured thereto by bolts or rivets 20 passing through the bloclrl9 ancl both flanges of the rail 17. The outer encl or each block is provided with a trunnion 21 upon which the lower end of the avijacent hanger is pivotally mounted and securecl by means of a Washer and nut 23. ln orcler to accommodate the support to various sizes or designs o'l chassis, the hangers are preferably adjustable as to length by a well lcnown term of turn buckle 24.

The platform 15 is prevented from inward displacement by its contact with thebar 11. llowmvarcl sagging of the platform is preventecl by the hangers l8. Outward displacement otthc platform is prevented, as herein shown, by means of a pair of an chor arms 25 connected to the platform in any suitable manner 21ml having hooks 25' aelapterl to engage Witlrtho main frame. l pro-tor to arrange these arms 25 so that they will swing on vertical pivotsiu planes 19. The bolt 27 constitutes a pivot for the arm, and the threaded connection between it and the head 26 provides for any neces sary' adjustment as to the length of the arm. \Vhen the arm is swung so that the arm is disengaged from the main frame, the length of the arm may be adjusted as necessary, but when the, hook is in engagement With the frame no unintentional adjust: ment of the arm can take place. The connection of the bolt 27 with the rail through the block 19 provides an exceedingly strong and reliable construction.

With the parts arranged and adjusted as shown in the drawings, the platform 15 has positive and rigid connection With the main frame and is not affected in any manner by the movement of the batteries in either direction. The batteries, therefore,

may be drawn out upon such platform forany necessary operation to be performed thereon. In order to remove the. support from the main frame I have but to swing the arms 25 outward from engagement with the hangers 12 when the platform 15 will be free to be lifted and unhoolred from the beam 10 or other part of the frame to which it may be connected.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as-new and desire to secure by Let ters Patent 1. In a device of the character set forth, a platform comprising a pair of parallel rails and a series of plates connecting said rails, the plates at one end extending beyond the adjacent rail, a pair of hangers including attachment means at one end, means to secure the hangers to the platform comprising a pair of blocks having trunnions I pivotally connected to the platform and serving to lock the same to a fixed support.

In combination with a main frame, a. platform adapted to abut against the side of the frame and having parts projecting thereover, a pair of hangers having means at one end to engage a part of the frame, a pair of blocks connected to a remote portion of the platform and including means pivotally connecting the opposite ends of the hangers, a pair of pivot bolts extending through the platform and said blocks, and a pair of arms adjustably connected to said bolts and movable thereby in planes parallel to the platform, substantially as set forth. 7

'3. In a device of the character set forth, the combination of a platform comprising a pair of angle rails and a series of plates secured to said rails maintaining them in the ends of one of the rails, means passing through both flanges of the rail'and said blocks securing the same therein, means to hold. up the platform including hangers connected to said blocks, a pair of pivot bolts extending through said blocks and the adjacent rail in a vertical direction, said bolts having screw threaded heads, and a pair of anchor arms adjustably connected to said bolts through said heads, the axis of each arm being at right angles to the axis of the bolt with which it is connected.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

, .MATHEW KOENIG.

l l itnessesz G120. L. Bnnnnn, JOHN P. DAVIS.

other ends of the hangers, and a pair of arms pivoted to the.

parallel relation, a pair of blocks located at. 

